Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homophonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: ho-mo-phon-ic
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the same sound; being homophones.

adj

Having a single, accompanied, melodic line.

Etymology

Etymology tree English homophone Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English homophonic From homophone + -ic.

Derived Forms

homophonically nonhomophonic

Frequently Paired Words

homographic

Synonyms

homophonous monophonic

Antonyms

polyphonic

Rhymes With

electronic chronic iconic sonic ironic tonic demonic harmonic ionic platonic supersonic masonic

Questions

What does homophonic mean?: Having the same sound; being homophones.
Where does homophonic come from?: Etymology tree English homophone Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English homophonic From homophone + -ic.

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